{"id":42658,"date":"2021-08-27T19:45:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/crossfit-star-sara-sigmundsdottir-swears-by-2-exercises-for-toned-abs\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T19:51:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:21:05","slug":"crossfit-star-sara-sigmundsdottir-swears-by-2-exercises-for-toned-abs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/crossfit-star-sara-sigmundsdottir-swears-by-2-exercises-for-toned-abs\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossfit Star Sara Sigmundsdottir Swears by 2 Exercises for Toned Abs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul class=\"summary-list summary-list-variant\">\n<li>Sara Sigmundsdottir is an Icelandic CrossFit athlete and one of the sport&#8217;s biggest stars.<\/li>\n<li>Training her core is key, and she works her abs at the end of every session, she told Insider.<\/li>\n<li>Sigmundsdottir said hollow rocks and L-sits help sculpt and tone her core.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"formContainer\" class=\"inline-newsletter-signup\n inline-newsletter-signup-variant\n headline-regular\" data-component-type=\"inline-newsletter-module\" data-list=\"Business Insider Select\" data-acq-source=\"inlinesignupfenrir\" data-url=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-loader hidden\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CrossFit star Sara Sigmundsdottir is one of the fittest women in the world, training for hours every day.<\/p>\n<p>The Icelandic athlete finished third at the CrossFit Games in both 2015 and 2016, but has been plagued by injuries\u00a0 since.<\/p>\n<p>After an ACL injury made her pull out of the 2021 Games, Sigmundsdottir, 28, told Insider her recovery is going &#8220;almost too well,&#8221; but she&#8217;s careful not to push herself too hard before her body is ready.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining a strong core is and has always been a key part of Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s training, she said, and she ends every session by working her abs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hollow_rocks_are_Sigmundsdottirs_%E2%80%98worst_enemy\"><\/span>Hollow rocks are Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s &#8216;worst enemy&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sigmundsdottir said she&#8217;s &#8220;so bad at planks,&#8221; but hollow rocks are her &#8220;worst enemy.&#8221; Despite being incredibly fit and strong, she finds the movement &#8220;so hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To perform a hollow rock, you begin in a hollow hold position. This is where you lie on your back on the floor, press your lower back to the ground, and engage your core.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hollow Rock\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p7j02V1fIzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Extend your arms over your head alongside your ears, lift both your upper body and your feet and legs, and think about creating a banana shape with your body. This is called the supine position. You then rock backwards and forwards, maintaining tension throughout the body.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sigmundsdottirs_said_20_seconds_of_L-sits_works_her_core\"><\/span>Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s said 20 seconds of L-sits works her core<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The other core movement Sigmundsdottir finds most challenging is L-sits using parallettes (also known as dip bars).<\/p>\n<p>L-sits work the whole body. To do the exercise, hold on to the bars, keep your arms straight, and lift your legs up so they&#8217;re parallel with the floor and your body is in an L-shape.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Sara Sigmundsdo\u0301ttir (@sarasigmunds)<time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"\"><\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Keep your back straight, your shoulders down, your neck neutral, and maintain tension throughout the whole body. Hold for as long as you can maintain good form.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I close my eyes and think I must have done 20 seconds, but it&#8217;s only two,&#8221; Sigmundsdottir said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/crossfit-star-sara-sigmundsdottir-swears-by-2-exercises-for-toned-abs\/#Hollow_rocks_are_Sigmundsdottirs_%E2%80%98worst_enemy\" title=\"Hollow rocks are Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s &#8216;worst enemy&#8217;\">Hollow rocks are Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s &#8216;worst enemy&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/crossfit-star-sara-sigmundsdottir-swears-by-2-exercises-for-toned-abs\/#Sigmundsdottirs_said_20_seconds_of_L-sits_works_her_core\" title=\"Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s said 20 seconds of L-sits works her core\">Sigmundsdottir&#8217;s said 20 seconds of L-sits works her core<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara Sigmundsdottir is an Icelandic CrossFit athlete and one of the sport&#8217;s biggest stars. 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